HTS heading 1209
Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing — 74 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1209 | Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 1209.10.00.00 | Sugar beet seeds + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 1209.21.00 | Alfalfa (lucerne) seeds + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg | — |
| 1209.21.00.20 | Certified + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.21.00) | kg |
| 1209.21.00.40 | Other + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.21.00) | kg |
| 1209.22 | Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 1209.22.20.00 | White and ladino + Ch. 99 | 1.6¢/kg | kg |
| 1209.22.40 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 1209.22.40.20 | Alsike + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.22.40) | kg |
| 1209.22.40.30 | Crimson + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.22.40) | kg |
| 1209.22.40.41 | Double cut + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.22.40) | kg |
| 1209.22.40.49 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.22.40) | kg |
| 1209.22.40.60 | Sweet + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.22.40) | kg |
| 1209.22.40.95 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.22.40) | kg |
| 1209.23.00 | Fescue seeds + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 1209.23.00.20 | Tall + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.23.00) | kg |
| 1209.23.00.31 | Certified + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.23.00) | kg |
| 1209.23.00.39 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.23.00) | kg |
| 1209.23.00.60 | Meadow + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.23.00) | kg |
| 1209.23.00.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.23.00) | kg |
| 1209.24.00.00 | Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds + Ch. 99 | 1.2¢/kg | kg |
| 1209.25.00 | Rye grass (Lolium multiflorium Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds + Ch. 99 | 1.4¢/kg | — |
| 1209.25.00.20 | Annual + Ch. 99 | 1.4¢/kg (inherited from 1209.25.00) | kg |
| 1209.25.00.40 | Perennial + Ch. 99 | 1.4¢/kg (inherited from 1209.25.00) | kg |
| 1209.29 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 1209.29.10.00 | Beet + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 1209.29.91 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 1209.29.91.20 | Bent grass (genus Agrostis) + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.25 | Husked + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.26 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.30 | Birdsfoot trefoil + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.36 | Meadow + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.37 | Smooth + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.38 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.40 | Orchard grass + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.60 | Sudan grass + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.71 | Crested + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.74 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.76 | Wild rye + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.79 | Other grass + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.29.91.96 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.29.91) | kg |
| 1209.30.00 | Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers + Ch. 99 | 1¢/kg | — |
| 1209.30.00.10 | Petunia + Ch. 99 | 1¢/kg (inherited from 1209.30.00) | kg |
| 1209.30.00.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | 1¢/kg (inherited from 1209.30.00) | kg |
| 1209.91 | Vegetable seeds + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 1209.91.10.00 | Cauliflower + Ch. 99 | 5.9¢/kg | kg |
| 1209.91.20.00 | Celery + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 1209.91.40.00 | Onion + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 1209.91.50.00 | Parsley + Ch. 99 | 0.68¢/kg | kg |
| 1209.91.60 | Pepper + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 1209.91.60.10 | Sweet pepper + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.91.60) | kg |
| 1209.91.60.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 1209.91.60) | kg |
| 1209.91.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg | — |
| 1209.91.80.05 | Broccoli + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.08 | Green cabbage + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.09 | Other + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.10 | Carrot + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.20 | Radish + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.30 | Spinach + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.40 | Cucumber + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.45 | Kale + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.47 | Kohlrabi + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.50 | Lettuce + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.54 | Parsnip + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.55 | Pumpkin + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.60 | Squash + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.70 | Tomato + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.74 | Turnip + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.91.80.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | 1.5¢/kg (inherited from 1209.91.80) | kg |
| 1209.99 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 1209.99.20.00 | Tree and shrub + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 1209.99.41 | Other + Ch. 99 | 0.83¢/kg | — |
| 1209.99.41.70 | Tobacco + Ch. 99 | 0.83¢/kg (inherited from 1209.99.41) | kg |
| 1209.99.41.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | 0.83¢/kg (inherited from 1209.99.41) | kg |
51 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
74 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.